| 1992 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Record | 63–99 (.389) | |||
| Divisional place | 6th | |||
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Fred Claire | |||
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully,Ross Porter,Don Drysdale SportsChannel Los Angeles Ross Porter,Don Drysdale | |||
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully,Ross Porter,Don Drysdale KWKW Jaime Jarrín,René Cárdenas KYPA Richard Choi | |||
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The1992 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 103rd for the franchise inMajor League Baseball, and their 35th season inLos Angeles, California.
Despite boasting what was nicknamed the "Outfield of Dreams", being manned byEric Davis,Brett Butler, andDarryl Strawberry, injuries to key players and slumps from others contributed to the franchise's worst season since moving to Los Angeles with 63 wins and 99 losses for a last place finish in theNational League West, regressing 30 games from the previous season; it was their worst season since1908 when they were known as the“Brooklyn Superbas”. It was the first time the Dodgers lost 90 games in a season since 1944, when major league rosters were depleted byWorld War II, and the first time they did so as a Los Angeles team. Additionally, the Dodgers cancelled four home games due to the1992 Los Angeles riots.
Despite the poor finish, the Dodgers had some hope for the future asfirst basemanEric Karros won the National LeagueRookie of the Year Award, the first of five consecutive Dodger players to do so. The 1992 season also saw the Dodgers drop television station KTTV Ch.11 as their chief broadcaster of Dodger baseball, ending a 34 year, 35 consecutive season association with that station.
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Atlanta Braves | 98 | 64 | .605 | — | 51–30 | 47–34 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 72 | .556 | 8 | 53–28 | 37–44 |
| San Diego Padres | 82 | 80 | .506 | 16 | 45–36 | 37–44 |
| Houston Astros | 81 | 81 | .500 | 17 | 47–34 | 34–47 |
| San Francisco Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 26 | 42–39 | 30–51 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35 | 37–44 | 26–55 |
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 10–2 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 13–5 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 2–10 | — | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 11–7 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 9–9 | 7–5 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
| Houston | 5–13 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 5–7 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 6–12 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–8 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 4–8 | |||||
| Montreal | 8–4 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | — | 12–6 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–12 | |||||
| New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–12 | — | 6–12 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 10–2 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 5–13 | 3–9 | 3–9 | 7–11 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 5–7 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 14–4 | 13–5 | — | 5–7 | 6–6 | 15–3 | |||||
| San Diego | 5–13 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | — | 11–7 | 4–8 | |||||
| San Francisco | 7–11 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 7–11 | — | 5–7 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 3–15 | 8–4 | 7–5 | — | |||||
1992 Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches
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Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; CG = Complete games
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | CG |
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| Orel Hershiser | 33 | 33 | 210.2 | 10-15 | 3.67 | 69 | 130 | 1 |
| Kevin Gross | 34 | 30 | 204.2 | 8-13 | 3.17 | 77 | 158 | 4 |
| Tom Candiotti | 32 | 30 | 203.2 | 11-15 | 3.00 | 63 | 152 | 6 |
| Bob Ojeda | 29 | 29 | 166.1 | 6-9 | 3.63 | 81 | 94 | 2 |
| Ramón Martínez | 29 | 25 | 150.2 | 8-11 | 4.00 | 69 | 101 | 1 |
| Pedro Astacio | 11 | 11 | 82.0 | 5-5 | 0.98 | 20 | 43 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W/L = Wins/Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts; SV = Saves
| Name | G | GS | IP | W/L | ERA | BB | SO | SV |
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| Roger McDowell | 65 | 0 | 83.2 | 6-10 | 4.09 | 42 | 50 | 14 |
| Jim Gott | 68 | 0 | 88.0 | 3-3 | 2.45 | 41 | 75 | 6 |
| Steve Wilson | 60 | 0 | 66.2 | 2-5 | 4.19 | 29 | 54 | 0 |
| John Candelaria | 50 | 0 | 25.1 | 2-5 | 2.84 | 13 | 23 | 5 |
| Tim Crews | 49 | 2 | 78.0 | 0-3 | 5.19 | 20 | 23 | 0 |
| Jay Howell | 41 | 0 | 46.2 | 1-3 | 1.54 | 18 | 36 | 4 |
| Kip Gross | 16 | 1 | 23.2 | 1-1 | 4.18 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| Pedro Martínez | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 0-1 | 2.25 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Note: Pos = Position; AB = At bats; Avg. = Batting average; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Name | Pos | G | AB | Avg. | R | H | HR | RBI | SB |
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| Mike Scioscia | C | 117 | 348 | .221 | 19 | 77 | 3 | 24 | 3 |
| Eric Karros | 1B | 149 | 545 | .257 | 63 | 140 | 20 | 88 | 2 |
| Lenny Harris | 2B | 135 | 347 | .271 | 28 | 94 | 0 | 30 | 19 |
| José Offerman | SS | 149 | 534 | .260 | 67 | 139 | 1 | 30 | 23 |
| Dave Hansen | 3B | 132 | 341 | .214 | 30 | 73 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Davis | LF | 76 | 267 | .228 | 21 | 61 | 5 | 32 | 19 |
| Brett Butler | CF | 157 | 553 | .309 | 86 | 171 | 3 | 39 | 41 |
| Darryl Strawberry | RF | 43 | 156 | .237 | 20 | 37 | 5 | 25 | 3 |
| Mike Sharperson | IF | 128 | 317 | .300 | 48 | 95 | 3 | 36 | 2 |
| Todd Benzinger | UT | 121 | 293 | .239 | 24 | 70 | 4 | 31 | 2 |
| Mitch Webster | OF | 135 | 262 | .267 | 33 | 70 | 6 | 35 | 11 |
| Carlos Hernández | C | 69 | 173 | .260 | 11 | 45 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| Henry Rodríguez | RF | 53 | 146 | .219 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Young | 2B | 49 | 132 | .258 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Juan Samuel | 2B | 47 | 122 | .262 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Kal Daniels | LF | 35 | 104 | .231 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Billy Ashley | RF | 29 | 95 | .221 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Anderson | 3B | 51 | 84 | .286 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tom Goodwin | LF | 57 | 73 | .233 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Mike Piazza | C | 21 | 69 | .232 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Stan Javier | OF | 56 | 58 | .190 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Rafael Bournigal | SS | 10 | 20 | .150 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Dodgers selected 53 players in this draft. Of those, only one of them would eventually play Major League baseball. The Dodgers lost their first round pick to theToronto Blue Jays as a result of their signing free agentTom Candiotti but gained two supplemental first round picks, a second round pick and a third round pick as compensation for departing free agentsEddie Murray andMike Morgan.
With their first pick, the Dodgers selected catcher Ryan Luzinski fromHoly Cross High School. The son of former Major LeaguerGreg Luzinski, he was a promising power hitter when he spurned a letter of intent with theUniversity of Miami to sign with the Dodgers.[3] However, he never quite lived up to his promise. Blocked byMike Piazza's ascent with the Dodgers, he bounced around the teams farm system until a trade to theBaltimore Orioles in 1997.[4] In eight minor league seasons, he hit .265 with 49 home runs and 296 RBI but could never make the move from AAA to the Majors.
The other first round pick, outfielder Mike Moore fromUCLA also failed to advance, he hit .242 in 912 big league games over 14 seasons (six of which were in the independent leagues).
The only player from this draft class to make the Majors was infielderKeith Johnson from theUniversity of the Pacific. He appeared in six games for the2000 Anaheim Angels and had two hits in four at-bats. He would later become a AAA manager in the Angels system for theSalt Lake Bees.
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